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Windows 7: Random Freezing Lenovo Y580, Possible Hard Drive errors

Recently my computer has been occasionally freezing while I've been browsing online. It doesn't actually get to the point of BSOD but programs will stop working and I eventually won't be able to close or open anything, including task manager.

I tried running CHKDSK to see if that could fix things, (it has crashed since then unfortuantely), doing so somehow filled up my hard drive. I went from having around 700 GB free to only having a couple hundred MBs free. I tried this two more times.

I've attached the dump log as requested as well as the three logs of the CHKDSK that I found in event viewer.

I ran the Seagate application and it said that I the HDD failed the test. I downloaded the DOS version, burned it to a CD-R and am currently trying to run the bootable version of Seagate but have encountered an error. I've been able to select the optical drive to boot from but even when I have the CD in the only message I get when I turn on my laptop is "Starting BCDW..." and then nothing else happens.

I've edited in the Crystal Disk snapshot and also will run the other tool that was posted by Icit2lol
Thanks everyone!

Ifthe errors come up quickly then you can stop it and you will have to test eachstick and maybe in each slot to sort the bad one out. It might seem like overkill but worth doing just in case it is not that crash hot itself and it would be tough if you replaced that drive only to find the RAM fail.

I ran the Seagate application and it said that I the HDD failed the test.

Enough indication to say that the disc is failing. Seatools test all the HDD brands good. But take another test, as your primary HDD is a Samsung one. Samsung Drive Diagnostic Utility

Quote: Originally Posted by ebbitten

I downloaded the DOS version, burned it to a CD-R and am currently trying to run the bootable version of Seagate but have encountered an error. I've been able to select the optical drive to boot from but even when I have the CD in the only message I get when I turn on my laptop is "Starting BCDW..." and then nothing else happens.

Because your storage controller is set to AHCI mode; and DOS (the bootable Seatools uses DOS only) cannot read AHCI.

The tutorial has a not about this AHCI thing .... follow it and see if you can test it then.

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